Topic: THE POST-THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING (Read 35829 times)

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #270 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:11:04 PM »

We attended a concert.

Jane · « **Reply #271 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:13:09 PM »

Edisaurus · « **Reply #272 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:15:53 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on November 23, 2007, 11:50:27 AM

VAN DYKE PARKS, GRANT GEISSMAN

Yep, they are buds, and he got Grant to play at our scoring session. I was very happy about that!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #273 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:16:56 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on November 23, 2007, 07:02:17 PM

Dang, I didn't realize the dam is carpeted!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #274 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:19:47 PM »

And on Wednesday, I saw this:

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #275 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:20:09 PM »

It's an amazing place, after all.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #276 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:26:04 PM »

Dinner is fairly good, but there's a real difference between farm-raised salmon and wild-caught.

And I've got a bed to get cleaned off, or neither Fletcher nor I will get to sleep tonight. He's been giving me dirty looks all day, depriving him of one of his favorite napping spots.

MBarnum · « **Reply #277 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:28:58 PM »

DR JMK, got the e-mail and thank you kindly for any info you can find out!

Kerry · « **Reply #278 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:59:28 PM »

Quote from: Jane on November 23, 2007, 07:03:57 PM

kerry-glad all the suffering has been 4 some good.
keeping your weight down will be easier on your ankle as you heal. continued ankle vibes!

Well, actually, I've burned a lot of energy hefting my body around, and the other day the doctor told me that most of the calories are being burned up by my body using them to mend the bones, so this is all a good thing. Not easy, but good. Apparently the gods and Haines angels are still watching over me!

Matt H. · « **Reply #279 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:09:06 PM »

Quote from: JMK on November 23, 2007, 05:21:23 PM

Combined Blame MattH/Impending Triumph of Blu-Ray Department: Well, DS Betsy did not, repeat did not, have a head explosion when I saw the Black Friday ad for a 37" Sylvania for less money than the clearance 32" Samsung I got a couple of weeks ago, so I took the Samsung back, got a bigger TV, and paid less. I finally bit the bullet and also bought a Toshiba Hi-Def DVD player which also up-converts standard DVDs. It came with 2 Hi-Def DVDs and a coupon for 5 more, and was on sale for $199, so I'm in high-tech heaven. The picture of both the tv and the DVD player are pretty amazing.

As bk would say (with thanks to the late Bob Hope), "I gotta tell you."

Sounds great. Congrats on these purchases. If I remember DR Ron Pulliam's story, however, those five free HD-DVDs will take 6-8 weeks to arrive. (And Amazon is having a buy two-get one free sale today).

Matt H. · « **Reply #280 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:11:05 PM »

Nice pics. Thanks for posting them.

Matt H. · « **Reply #281 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:13:25 PM »

I finished watching RETURN TO NEVER LAND, both the movie and all of the bonus features on the disc. Not a greatg movie and the bonus stuff was pure fluff. The games were the best thing about the disc.

Matt H. · « **Reply #282 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:15:05 PM »

Next, I put in SPELLBOUND, the Criterion edition of the movie. I haven't seen the movie in awhile. The first 30 minutes is not without interest but is a bit plodding, but once the central mystery is established, the picture picks up momentum. I'll enjoy finishing this tomorrow.

Matt H. · « **Reply #283 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:16:00 PM »

GHOST WHISPERER had just an OK episode tonight. I understood the little girl's fears, but I grew a bit tired of her whining and crying. Not one of my favorite episodes tonight.

Matt H. · « **Reply #284 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:17:59 PM »

MOONLIGHT had another very strong episode. Love Beth's jealousy, and I can't believe that Mick is buying the transition from vampire to human so naively.

Damn this strike! There aren't many originals of the show left before they run out, and I want an entire 22 episodes to see where all this is going!

FJL · « **Reply #285 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:18:30 PM »

To anyone who saw NUMB3RS tonight - which character was portrayed by Wil Wheaton?

Matt H. · « **Reply #286 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:18:57 PM »

WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB didn't have a great mystery, but it did have great chemistry with Angie Harmon and Rob Estes. That connection and sexual tension is really intriguing.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #287 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:31:46 PM »

I spent the afternoon putting plastic on some of the windows, installing mini blinds in the bathroom, moving the old freezer etc....

Cillaliz · « **Reply #288 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:32:57 PM »

So tonight I treated myself to ENCHANTED. I loved it.

Matt H. · « **Reply #289 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:34:42 PM »

Going to write for a bit and then head down to bed.

Good night!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #290 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:35:30 PM »

SEMI-SPOILER FOR ENCHANTED!!!

FJL- I disagree that the premise was there is not happily ever after. It was only the cynical divorce lawyer and the evil queen who believed that. I think you're taking the fact they landed in New York and called it the place where there is no happily ever after a little too much to heart.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #291 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:36:19 PM »

I loved the score of ENCHANTED and will be purchasing the soundtrack as soon as I can.

JMK · « **Reply #292 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:39:04 PM »

Hey, you Desperate Housewives fans--who's the character actress who played (at least when I watched the show--first season) Bree's mother-in-law, IIRC? We caught the tail end of an SVU last night and she was featured and once again I can't for the life of me remember who she is.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #293 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:39:36 PM »

This afternoon I moved my 20 + year old freezer from the garage into the house and plugged it in. It didn't sound pretty, like it's on its last legs... I mentioned that to my mom and they are going to get me a new one for Christmas! I am very excited about that. I'll just get the little 5.0 or 5.3 cubic foot freezer, but it will allow me to do things like buying a turkey and having it cut in half so I can roast half now and half later. And to stock up on good food I can eat.

So, tomorrow I shall go shopping for little freezers. I'm hoping Lowes has a good deal. They will deliver free and take away the old one...at least that's what the website says, so I'm going to check it out.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #294 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:41:10 PM »

DR Danise, have you looked into the weight watchers diet? The books explaining it all are on eBay. You count points so you can eat the food at the grocery store and don't have to buy special food.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #295 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:43:26 PM »

DR Laura, great pics and thanks for the news about Goofy. Glad to know his owners were appreciative of your efforts and did something generous to show their appreciation

JMK · « **Reply #296 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:47:32 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on November 23, 2007, 08:09:06 PM

As bk would say (with thanks to the late Bob Hope), "I gotta tell you."

Sounds great. Congrats on these purchases. If I remember DR Ron Pulliam's story, however, those five free HD-DVDs will take 6-8 weeks to arrive. (And Amazon is having a buy two-get one free sale today).

Thanks for the heads-up on the sale--just partook. I have to say I'm not that hyped to upgrade to HD-DVD on titles I already have, as the standard-def ones I played today look simply incredible with the upconverting. That said, I went ahead and "double-dipped" at Amazon with the 38 Robin Hood and 62 Mutiny on the Bounty, two of my all-time faves.

td · « **Reply #297 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:56:28 PM »

Quote from: JMK on November 23, 2007, 08:39:04 PM

Hey, you Desperate Housewives fans--who's the character actress who played (at least when I watched the show--first season) Bree's mother-in-law, IIRC? We caught the tail end of an SVU last night and she was featured and once again I can't for the life of me remember who she is.

Bree's mother-in-law, Phyllis, is played (to perfection) by Shirley Knight.

JMK · « **Reply #298 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:57:40 PM »

Quote from: td on November 23, 2007, 08:56:28 PM

Bree's mother-in-law, Phyllis, is played (to perfection) by Shirley Knight.

Yes, of course! Thanks, TD. I tell you, I am suffering from half-Heimers, or maybe even ThreeQuarters-Heimers.

FJL · « **Reply #299 on:** November 23, 2007, 09:11:30 PM »

"ENCHANTED" SPOILER

Cilla - Sorry if I misspoke (or mistyped) yesterday. I think the movie IS saying there's a happily- ever-after that is possible, but the wrap-up of the movie's plot for both couples suggested to me that the happily-ever-after in our real world (at least for the main characters) is only possible with the intervention of people from the fairy tale world. Patrick Dempsey's character (a real human being) could only find true love with the lady from the fairy tale world, and Idina Menzel's character (a real human being) could only find true love with a character from the fairy tale world. In that aspect, the movie seemed (to me) to carry with its ending a hopelessness in terms of potential for romance among people in our real world, that a person living in the real world would never find his or her true love right here in their own world. In the movie's world, there is a happily-ever-after, but it requires that you find that true love with a character that can't possibly exist, and I felt this was compounded by the same thing happening to Idina Menzel's character.

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